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Title: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: lesoleil70 on April 21, 2014, 10:31:23 am Hi,
The latest 3 machines I have purchased ALL have rusted on coach/carriage bolts that just turn the nut and bolt together when forced. With nothing to grip, how can I remove them. I've tried penetrating fluid, no joy I'm thinking of masking over the bolts and drilling into them. Is that what you guys do? I have similar with old leaf buttons, just wedged on with rusty bolts, spinning in their sockets, damn annoying. Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: lesoleil70 on April 26, 2014, 12:48:54 pm bump
Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: iankellogg on April 26, 2014, 02:03:10 pm you could ether try cutting the nut/bolt or tapping the head. I am no master at that by any means though.
Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: pimppride on April 26, 2014, 02:40:03 pm what kind of access do you have to them ( photo ) ? as im not familiar with them by name
if you have exposed threads, you can try double nuts on them, tightening the new nut against the frozen one, then use that nut to hold the bolt from turning, then with another wrench, try to tighten the old nut, breaking it free on the threads... Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: lesoleil70 on April 26, 2014, 03:24:12 pm I'll put photos up, access is real crappy, smooth surface on bolt on CPO side, under side rusty nuts embedded in recess in the control panel wood.
Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: iankellogg on April 26, 2014, 03:26:31 pm if you have a dremel or something you could try to cut the nut off.
Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: lesoleil70 on April 29, 2014, 04:26:32 pm Hi All,
Here's a link to the pesky recessed bolts. Any ideas greatly welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/people/lesoleil70/ (http://www.flickr.com/people/lesoleil70/) Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: pimppride on April 29, 2014, 09:21:38 pm wow, those are some serious messed up bolts... the design wasn't intended for longevity
if all the carriage bolt heads are exposed on the topside of the control panel would find a slightly undersized drill bit and drill the top head off of each bolt, then knock them thru with a punch & hammer if you have access to using a drill press it would make it easy Title: Re: Coach/Carriage Bolts - best way to remove rusty ones? Post by: lesoleil70 on April 30, 2014, 04:05:26 pm wow, those are some serious messed up bolts... the design wasn't intended for longevity if all the carriage bolt heads are exposed on the topside of the control panel would find a slightly undersized drill bit and drill the top head off of each bolt, then knock them thru with a punch & hammer if you have access to using a drill press it would make it easy I don't have access to one, I know what you mean, that would be awesome. I'll get the old trusty drill bit out. |